Quote Originally Posted by SuperDave336 View Post
Bad year rooting figs for me. I had too much moisture in my fig pops and they rotted. Should poked some holes in bags. The Conadria fig that looked good, a raccoon or something dug it up the other night. I put it back in the pot but I don’t think it’s going to make it. To many roots ripped off.
I'm starting to believe the fig cuttings must be kept shaded the first season after rooting. Certainly direct sunlight on a black pot kills the fig roots. First I thought it was rot but now I think if the rooting area of the scion gets too hot it kills that area, why we can't save it. What rooting I do this next fall will be done in shade till the trees go in the ground or I have a shade house for them to grow out in. When we water the pot the water helps the solar heat reach the newly grown roots in my opinion. I kept all the trees on the trailer so only a few pots received direct sunlight at a time.